Gary James said:kev1961 said:Gary James said:I'm not currently working for City and had no idea the shirt was no longer on loan to them.
I was at the Club when the shirt came on loan a few years back and was absolutely delighted that it was loaned to us. For me this shirt is highly significant as it's the one Tueart scored the goal in (the shirt he kept was the one worn in the first half).
It wasn't actually Alan Kennedy who loaned it to City though, it was a fan who owned it at the time. There was no discussion while I was there about buying the shirt and I was in charge of the museum until Jan 2009 - the shirt was still on display at that point.
i'm not the city fan who loaned the shirt to the club.
i am still of the opinion that alan kennedy loaned the shirt ( not that it matters ) to the club, and not a fan. the reason being that in the sotherbys sale at the time was all of alan kennedys medals and shirts and memorabilia.
also i can't imagine a city fan who knows how important the shirt is would pull it out of the museum and stick it in sotherbys. can't see it if hes passionate enough to lend it the museum.
anyway the shirt should be in the museum i'm of the same opinion as you.
since the shirt has been in the museum last it has been signed across the front by denis himself.
it looks magnificent!!
cheers
The museum closed in summer 2009 so that could be the reason why the fan took it back. It definitely wasn't Alan Kennedy who loaned it to City - all loans during my period at the Club had loan agreements signed by the owner and the Club and the shirt was loaned by someone other than Kennedy.
You're right that it doesn't matter, but I would like to ensure that it's recorded that that loan by a fan was fully appreciated (City will have his name and details - we documented all loans during my time there). When I set up the museum we valued highly all loans by fans - it was the collections from fans that ensured the museum had good variety.
City's collection was poor (due to actions taken by directors and senior personnel in the 80s and early 90s) and without fans we would never have been able to create a museum at all.
Myself and others involved with the museum worked hard to find collectors and fans who could help us and it was all very important to us.
We put a lot of effort into gathering collections and there were some wonderful 'lenders', including Tommy Muir (who probably loaned the most) & Chris Williams. I find it sad that the collection has reduced in size and is not currently on display, but I am delighted to see so many fans have kept their collections going and have some great items.
it would be great if city had a go at getting the museum going. especially with someone as passionate as you on board.
i'm sure there's loads of city fans out there like me who'de love to see their memorabilia on display.
